KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

The expression (Amos 3:5), "Shall one take up a snare from the earth?" etc. (Authorized Version), ought to be, as in the Revised Version, "Shall a snare spring up from the ground?" etc. (See GIN.)

General references
Amos 3:5

Figurative:

Of the evils in life of the wicked
Job 18:8-10

Of the devices of the wicked to deceive the righteous
Psalms 91:3; Jeremiah 5:26
Ambush; Conspiracy; Pit

SNARE, noun

1. An instrument for catching animals, particularly fowls, by the leg. It consists of a cord or string with slip-knots, in which the leg is entangled. A snare is not a net.

2. Any thing by which one is entangled and brought into troble. I Cor. 7. A fool's lip are the snare of his soul. Proverbs 18:7.

SNARE, verb transitive To catch with a snare; to ensnare; to entangle; to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity or danger. The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Psalms 9:16.

SNA'RED, participle passive Entangled; unexpectedly involved in difficulty.

SNA'RER, noun One who lays snares or entangles.